Ford AVPC Sign User Manual

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1 Ford AVPC Sign User Manual (pn A) February 17, 2006 Ford AVPC Sign User Manual Manual part number: A Revision date: 2/17/2006 For the most recent update, go to 1

2 February 17, 2006 Ford AVPC Sign User Manual (pn A) NOTE: Due to continuing product innovation, specifications in this manual are subject to change without notice. Copyright 2006 Adaptive Micro Systems LLC. All rights reserved. Adaptive Micro Systems 7840 North 86th Street Milwaukee, WI USA (fax) Trademarked names appear throughout this document. Rather than list the names and entities that own the trademarks or insert a trademark symbol with each mention of the trademarked name, the publisher states that it is using names for editorial purposes and to the benefit of the trademark owner with no intention of improperly using the trademark. The following are trademarks of Adaptive Micro Systems: Adaptive, Alpha, AlphaLert, AlphaNET, AlphaNet plus, AlphaEclipse, AlphaEclipse RoadStar, AlphaEclipse StreetSmart, AlphaPremiere, AlphaTicker, AlphaVision, AlphaVision InfoTracker, Automode, BetaBrite, BetaBrite Director, BetaBrite Messaging Software, BetaBrite Prism, Big Dot, Director, EZ KEY II, EZ95, PagerNET, PPD, PrintPak, Serial Clock, Smart Alec, Solar, TimeNet. The distinctive trade dress of this product is a trademark claimed by Adaptive Micro Systems LLC. Due to continuing product innovation, specifications in this manual are subject to change without notice. 2

3 Ford AVPC Sign User Manual (pn A) February 17, 2006 Contents Overview... 4 SCC configuration software...4 Main sign setup tasks...5 Software description... 6 Basic software setup... 8 Set display size...8 Set clock format...8 Set TCP/IP Port number...8 Select main templates and a Failover (optional) template...9 Set up the sign s TuneBlaster sound card...9 Basic KepServerEx setup Add a new tag...11 Test the PLC connection...11 Creating a template Appendix Connecting to a sign remotely...14 Installing software on a Windows 2000 sign s hard drive...18 Configuring a Windows 2000 sign...20 Attaching a monitor, keyboard, and mouse directly to a sign...22 Dimming the sign...22 Contents 3

4 February 17, 2006 Ford AVPC Sign User Manual (pn A) Overview These instructions explain how to use the SCC configuration software to set up an AVPC sign. Revision History Revision Date Notes January First release A March 25, A February 13, 2006 Information added regarding 801 SCC objects to Software description Related documentation Part number Title AVPC ANDON Sign Installation Manual SCC configuration software avpccfg.exe the main program used to set up an AVPC sign. SCC Emulator.exe used to display templates on a sign. 4 Overview

5 Ford AVPC Sign User Manual (pn A) February 17, 2006 Main sign setup tasks Using the SCC configuration software, do the following for each AVPC sign: NOTE: Access the SCC configuration software stored on a sign s hard disk by either: (1) attaching a keyboard and monitor directly to the sign s embedded PC or (2) connecting the sign to a TCP/IP network and using software like RealVNC ( or Windows NetMeeting ( netmeeting) to remotely access a sign s embedded PC. Set the software to match the size of your AVPC sign. Set the clock format for the SCC emulator software (12 or 24 hour). Set the TCP/IP Port number for the SCC emulator software (default = 3001). Create a main template (default = 00) and an optional Failover template to control what is displayed on the sign. Set up the sign s TuneBlaster sound card. Overview 5

6 February 17, 2006 Ford AVPC Sign User Manual (pn A) Software description When the SCC AVPC Config Software (avpccfg.exe) is started, the following screen appears: Startup screen for avpccfg.exe software A B C D E F G H I J K L M N Templates are created in this area. This area represents a sign s display area in this case 320 x 96 pixels (length x height). To change this area to match a sign s display, click View > Resize. Item Name Description A New Creates a new template. B Open Opens an existing template. C Save Saves the current template. D Transfer Not used. E Delete Deletes the selected protocol section of the current template. F Properties Allows editing of the properties for the selected protocol section. G Resize Determines the length (columns) and height (rows) of the entire sign and also lets you choose a zoom factor for displaying the sign and its objects during configuration. H About Displays program information, version number, and copyright. Creates an 801 object on the current template for an SCC counter object (1 line): I 801* SCC object 801 Device Set Properties: Position selectable Left, Top, Width and Height. Address selectable Group Address and Unit Address. Layout default template information will be shown in gray area. Edit Button allows user to edit template. Color Link Button allows user to define the color of the object based on: a PLC Tag value the value of another 801 object 6 Software description

7 Ford AVPC Sign User Manual (pn A) February 17, 2006 Startup screen for avpccfg.exe software J K 952* SCC object 954* SCC object Creates a 952 (or 954) object on the current template for an SCC alphanumeric text display without bin support. 1 line supported for this model type Default height: 4" Default width: 20 characters Default color: Red Default text: none Options: Flashing (default = off), 2 speeds L 974* SCC object Creates a 974 object on the current template for an SCC alphanumeric text display with bin selection option: Number of lines based on the height of the display and the height of each row. Default height: 4" Default width: 20 characters Default color: Red Default text: none Options: Flashing (default = off), 2 speeds Justification: Left, Center Block option: Allows a cell to change colors (blank box) M 955* SCC object Creates a 955 object on the current template. Creates a PLC object: N PLC object Possible PLC object Attributes: Lookup uses the Name Tag Name value to display the text from the Lookup table. Go to Tools > PLC Lookup Editor for a list of possible values. Static displays the actual value in the Name Tag Name. Set the Color, Flash, and Background here. Dynamic displays the actual value in the Name Tag Name. Uses the Source Tag Name value to get the Color and Flash from the Attribute table. Go to Tools > PLC Attribute Editor. Message uses the Name Tag Name value to display the text from the Message table. Go to Tools > PLC Message Editor for a list of possible messages. Ford.FordPCB.10 (KEPServer name) Ford = Device FordPCB = Tag Group 10 = Tag Name * SCC objects can have a maximum of 99 object types on one display. Objects such as 952 and 974 will count the complete object as a whole regardless of the number of lines selected. For example, a 952 with 1 line counts as one object and a 974 with 6 lines also counts as one object. Software description 7

8 February 17, 2006 Ford AVPC Sign User Manual (pn A) Basic software setup Set display size 1. Click View > Resize. Make sure that the columns and rows in this window are the same as your sign. Then click OK: Set clock format 2. Click Tools > Clock Setup. Select how time will appear on the sign. Then click OK: Set TCP/IP Port number 3. Click Tools > Display Setup. Set the TCP/IP Port number (default = 3001): Note: The IP Address and Serial Number fields are not used. To trigger the Lamp Test from a PLC, you must fill in the KEPServer Tag Name. 8 Basic software setup

9 Ford AVPC Sign User Manual (pn A) February 17, 2006 Select main templates and a Failover (optional) template 4. Click Display Setup > Templates. Assign template files to a slot by selecting the slot and clicking Browse. (The template in Slot 00 is the template that will load at startup.) Also, select an optional Failover template. Then click OK: To create a template, see Creating a template on page 12. Main templates used to control what information appears on a sign. Unassigned after a number means that no template has been assigned to this slot. Failover template (optional) a template used to display information when a sign has a communication failure. To enable the Failover template, check one or more Transaction Counter. A communication failure occurs when one or more of the selected counters receives no data for the amount of time specified in Timeouts(s). When any one of the above selected counters stops receiving data for the time specified, then a communication failure has occurred. After a Transaction Counter has timed out, a communication failure occurs. In order for the communication failure to end, the counter must successfully receive data for the time specified here. Set up the sign s TuneBlaster sound card 5. Click Tools > TuneBlaster Setup. Set up the TuneBlaster. Then click OK: Channel 1 can be controlled by a KEPServer Tag or an SCC command. The Tag value determines which WAV file to play. Channel 2 through 8 are controlled by SCC TU1 and TU2 commands. Basic software setup 9

10 February 17, To set how Channel 1 is controlled, click Tools > Select WAV Files: Ford AVPC Sign User Manual (pn A) Use the dropdown to select how Channel 1 is controlled. To change a WAV file, select a Tune number and click Browse. 10 Basic software setup

11 Ford AVPC Sign User Manual (pn A) February 17, 2006 Basic KepServerEx setup NOTE: Click the Help drop-down menu or click any Help button located in the software for additional information. Add a new tag 1. Click Edit > New Tag. Enter a Name and Address for the Tag. Then click OK. Tag Name used when configuring the PLC object in the template. Tag Address address (in the PLC) of the data. 50 Tags are already configured for you (10-17, 20-27, 30-37, 40-47, 50-57, 60-67, 70-71). PLC addresses are octal, so the numbers 8 and 9 do not exist. Test the PLC connection 2. Click Tools > Launch OPC Quick Client. If there is a valid connection to the PLC, the data in the Value field will be changing You will be able to see this data changing if there is a valid connection to the PLC. Basic KepServerEx setup 11

12 February 17, 2006 Ford AVPC Sign User Manual (pn A) Creating a template A template is used to set what information will appear on a sign and where it will appear. To create a new template, follow these steps: 1. Click the new icon from the SCC AVPC Config Software startup screen. See Startup screen for avpccfg.exe software on page Use the SCC objects (801, 952, and so on) to create displays areas: Each SCC object has its own unique Group and Unit address (1,1 and 1,2 and so on). Double-click an object to view its properties. 12 Creating a template

13 Ford AVPC Sign User Manual (pn A) February 17, Use the SCC Emulator.exe program to preview how a template will look on a sign: Creating a template 13

14 February 17, 2006 Ford AVPC Sign User Manual (pn A) Appendix Connecting to a sign remotely To connect to a sign remotely, either VNC Viewer or Windows NetMeeting software must be installed on your computer. VNC Viewer is a software application that allows you to see and control the desktop of another computer that is running VNC Server software. To obtain this software, go to (Windows 2000 AVPC signs are shipped with VNC Server installed.) In order to use the VNC Viewer to control a sign, the sign must have an IP address and you must know what it is. Windows NetMeeting is a software application that allows you to see and control the desktop of another computer that has NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing active. To obtain this software, go to (Windows 2000 AVPC signs are shipped with NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing installed.) In order to use Windows NetMeeting to control a sign, the sign must have an IP address and you must know what it is. Using VNC Viewer 1. Turn off the sign. 2. Attach the sign to a TCP/IP network by connecting to either the modular network adapter or controller board Ethernet port NOTE: Your computer must be connected to this same TCP/IP network. 3. Apply power to the sign. Write down the IP address that appears on the sign. An example is shown below: IP Address: Subnet Mask: Gateway: MAC Address: e Appendix

15 Ford AVPC Sign User Manual (pn A) February 17, Select Start > Programs > RealVNC > VNC Viewer. After VNC Server, type the IP address that was displayed on the sign. Then click OK: 5. After Session password, type admin. Then click OK. 6. You are now connected to the sign s desktop. At this point, you can perform any Windows 2000 activity, such as setting the window area, changing the sign s IP address, and so on. This is the sign s desktop. When you work in this window, you are working on the sign s hard drive. This is your desktop. When you work in this window, you are working on your computer s hard drive. You can go back and forth between desktops just be sure to keep track of which desktop window you are currently working. Appendix 15

16 February 17, 2006 Using Windows NetMeeting Ford AVPC Sign User Manual (pn A) 1. Select Start > Programs > Windows NetMeeting. Then click the button with the phone on it. Click this button to connect to a sign. Click here to hang up. 2. After To, type the IP Address of the sign. Then click Call. Your computer will wait for a response. Enter the IP address here. Then click Call. 3. Type the User name and Password in the appropriate fields, then click OK. User = Administrator Password = admin 16 Appendix

17 Ford AVPC Sign User Manual (pn A) February 17, You are now connected to and have control of the sign. Appendix 17

18 February 17, 2006 Installing software on a Windows 2000 sign s hard drive Ford AVPC Sign User Manual (pn A) In order to install software on the sign s hard drive, you must first share your CD-ROM drive with it. (Note that there are several ways to get software installed on the sign. This is just one method.) 1. Connect to the sign using VNC Viewer or Windows NetMeeting. See Connecting to a sign remotely on page Open My Computer on your desktop. Double-click My Computer to open it. 3. Right-click the CD-ROM drive to be shared and select Sharing Click Share this folder. Then type a Share name. Click the Permissions button. First click here. Then type in a name for the shared folder. Finally, click Permissions. 18 Appendix

19 Ford AVPC Sign User Manual (pn A) February 17, Select Everyone. Then complete the Permissions as appropriate. When finished, click OK. Select Everyone. Then select Allow or Deny for each Permission. Click OK. 6. On the sign s desktop, right-click the Start button and select Explore. The sign s hard drive directory appears: 7. Select My Network Places in the left panel and then double-click Entire Network in the right panel. 8. Double-click the following in the right panel, in the order given: Microsoft Windows Network the network on which your computer resides your computer (look for your name) your computer s CD-ROM drive (look for the name you gave the shared file in step 3) 9. At this point, you can install software on the sign s hard drive through your computer s CD-ROM drive. Appendix 19

20 February 17, 2006 Configuring a Windows 2000 sign Ford AVPC Sign User Manual (pn A) You can view and modify your sign s current settings, as well as see some of the changes before they are actually performed. Note that you will need to restart your computer after making any changes. 1. Connect to the sign using VNC Viewer or Windows NetMeeting. See Connecting to a sign remotely on page Right-click the sign s desktop and select Properties. The Display Properties window appears: 3. Click the Settings tab and then click the Advanced button. When the advanced properties window appears, click the Startup parameters tab and make the appropriate changes: These are the properties of your sign with which you will be working. You can specify turbo card information, set the type and size of your sign, and indicate whether backto-back mounting is used. NOTE: These items are factory-set and changing them may adversely affect sign operation. 20 Appendix

21 Ford AVPC Sign User Manual (pn A) February 17, Click the Capture Windows tab and make the appropriate changes: To resize the window, position the mouse over a corner and, when it turns into a double arrow, click and drag the window inward or outward. Note that the dimension information below changes accordingly. Click here to see a preview of your capture window. You can also click and drag this preview window inward and outward to change its width and height. Capture window preview. You can click the gray tab and drag the window to a different area of your screen. Capture window dimension information The Insert and Delete buttons allow you to add and delete capture windows. You can have up to 99 capture windows. 5. Click the Color Conversions tab and make the appropriate changes: This setting defines how the colors of the 16- color Windows standard palette (System color) are converted into the eight LED colors (LED Sign color). For each of the 16 colors, you can specify the color to appear on the sign in its place. Returns the settings to their original values. 6. When changes are complete, click OK, then follow any prompts for restarting your system. Appendix 21

22 February 17, 2006 Attaching a monitor, keyboard, and mouse directly to a sign Ford AVPC Sign User Manual (pn A) 1. Remove power from the sign. 2. Open the sign. NOTE: For a double-sided sign, just open the Master side. 3. Connect a VGA CRT monitor, computer keyboard and mouse to a sign s controller board. 4. Apply power to the sign. Dimming the sign To dim the sign by 50%, turn off the sign and attach a jumper to J8 on a sign s controller board. 22 Appendix